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11 1 • Consistent with the Comprehensive Assessment Study of EMS, the FY 2013-14 2 Manager Recommended Budget includes four (4.0 FTEs) EMS Assistant Supervisor 3 positions, effective January 1, 2014. 4 • The FY 2013-14 Manager Recommended Budget also includes full year funding of 6.0 5 FTE Paramedic positions that were budgeted for nine (9) months in FY 2012-13. 6 • An increase in Overtime of$143,559 is budgeted in FY 2013-14 to comply with the Fair 7 Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the change in the work schedule from 24 hour shifts to 8 12 hour shifts. 9 Emergency Services requested the replacement of 14 LIFEPAK®15's in FY 2013-14 10 $528,458 to accommodate nine active EMS units, two EMS Supervisors, leaving seven 11 units for use at special events, equipment service and to ensure sufficient equipment 12 availability should failures occur. These LIFEPAKs are scheduled to be debt financed 13 during FY 2013-14. 14 Emergency Services is recommending the continued utilization of Target Solutions, on 15 line EMS continuing education software to allow EMS providers to train while on duty 16 and to reduce the number of face to face training hours. In addition this allows for 17 greater performance tracking that is needed to maintain records for state compliance. 18 19 Darryl Butts said there are nine new full time employees in the above recommended 20 budget and all of them are recommended to start on January 1St. He said there is also full year 21 funding coming on for staff members not previously fully funded. He said there are some 22 overtime increases being implemented. He reviewed the other budget highlights. 23 Jim Groves said the re-branding is because the staff currently wears bright orange t- 24 shirts, and this causes a lot of heckling. He said the re-branding is to get the dress in line with 25 core values. He said the goal is to have staff in polo shirts by the first part of the year, as well 26 as switching to a "hard shirt" with a badge and patch to designate position. He said the goal is 27 to make sure the public knows that this is a professional organization. 28 Darryl Butts said there are areas of decrease in the communications division. 29 Commissioner Price asked about the new shirt color. 30 Jim Groves said the EMTs and paramedics will wear gray. 31 Commissioner Price referred to the capital outlay information on page 125 and said the 32 manager recommended less. She asked if this is regarding the change to the ambulance. 33 Darryl Butts said this change is due to the request of 14 Iifepaks, which are actually 34 debt financed. 35 Paul Laughton said this will be brought back to the Board in the late fall. 36 Commissioner Price clarified that this budget is satisfactory from standpoint of being 37 equipped for safety. 38 Jim Groves said the department has these Iifepaks, though they will need to be replaced 39 in the coming year. The current 14 will continue to have capability. 40 Paul Laughton said this will be part of the fall financing package, along with the vehicle 41 financing. 42 Chair Jacobs asked if EMS had finished deploying all of the defibrillators in the facilities. 43 Jim Groves said this was still happening, and he would check on it and get back to the 44 Board. 45 Chair Jacobs said he was confused by the addition of 6 telecommunicators and how this 46 relates to the increase in overtime. 47 Jim Groves said since the these employees do shift work that is over 40 hours per 48 week, and overtime is built in. He said the more staff involved, the bigger the increase in 49 overtime.